Nice

A man is shown hugging a woman who is looking into the camera with empty stadium seats in the distance.

Post-9/11, Europe's weak spots make it a target for extremists

Since 9/11, Europe has witnessed many more extremists attacks on its soil than the United States. Why? A variety of reasons, analysts say.

Post-9/11, Europe's weak spots make it a target for extremists
Police officers are shown standing guard across the street and holding large guns from the Notre Dame church in Nice.

French society confronts deadly religious tensions; France and Germany announce new lockdowns; China and US engage in crisis communication

French society confronts deadly religious tensions; France and Germany announce new lockdowns; China and US engage in crisis communication
A man walks in the snow next to the Houses of Parliament in London on March 1. Brtain and much of the rest of Europe have been hit with a late winter blast linked to extreme warming in the Arctic.

Europe's cold blast, Arctic's heat wave are 'two sides of the same coin'

Europe's cold blast, Arctic's heat wave are 'two sides of the same coin'
Nice

On Bastille Day in Nice, it’s 'difficult' to celebrate

On Bastille Day in Nice, it’s 'difficult' to celebrate
Tow trucks move the beer truck that crashed into the department store Ahlens after plowing down the Drottninggatan Street in central Stockholm, Sweden, April 7, 2017.

ISIS has detailed instructions for carrying out truck attacks. They're pretty horrifying.

ISIS has detailed instructions for carrying out truck attacks. They're pretty horrifying.
A boy places a white rose on the road in front of the Negresco hotel before a minute of silence on the third day of national mourning to pay tribute to victims of the truck attack along the Promenade des Anglais.

It doesn't take much to join ISIS, and that may lead to more 'terrorists'

The attacker in Nice searched online for ISIS propaganda before he drove a truck into a crowd, killing dozens. That search was all he needed to become a member of the terrorist group.

It doesn't take much to join ISIS, and that may lead to more 'terrorists'
The Eiffel Tower is lit in the blue, white and red colors of the national flag at the end of a concert as part Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, France, on July 14.

France's national colors turn from glory to mourning in an instant

As France extends its now eight-months-long state of emergency, the national colors on the Eiffel Tower mean tragedy once more, writes The World's Adeline Sire in Paris.

France's national colors turn from glory to mourning in an instant
Iceland's Aron Gunnarsson celebrates after the the Euro 2016 - Round of 16 game against England in Nice, France.

Iceland hands England an (embarrassing) exit

Iceland, with a population of just 330,000, took on soccer royalty Monday and handed England a big loss in the Euro 2016 tournament. It would seem this marks Britain's second exit from European affairs in under a week.

Iceland hands England an (embarrassing) exit
Abderrazak and Alexandre Cherif in Hatay, Turkey. Alexandre's face is blurred because he's minor who is currently in French prison.

The teen had enough of war. He came home from Syria. And promptly got arrested.

Abderrazak Cherif spent months and thousands of dollars trying to coax his son back from jihad in Syria. But when he finally succeeded, French authorities whisked the teenager off to jail, where his mental health is deteriorating.

The teen had enough of war. He came home from Syria. And promptly got arrested.